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The Blatz Brewing Company Produces 25 Million Hectolitres of Beer

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The Blatz Brewing Company produces 25 million hectolitres of beer each year. To put this in perspective, California consumed that much beer last year. A sales forecast for Blatz is provided in the top row of the table. Blatz sells its beer at a wholesale price of US$85 per hectoliter. All sales are on account and 75% of receivables are collected after 1 month, while 25% are collected after 2 months. Blatz buys barley, hops and yeast one month before the sale. Raw materials cost 15% of the wholesale price of the beer. Blatz purchases its raw materials on account and pays its suppliers one month after the purchase. Average monthly overhead expenses are $35M (wages, salaries, heat, water, electricity, selling, general and administration) . What are Blatz' net cash flows in March?
Sales Forecast and Cash Budget
Blatz Brewing Company
 January  February  March  April  Sales Forecast - millions of  hectoliters 111.52 Sales Forecast - millions of  dollars $85$85$128$170 Collections from last month  Collections from 2 months ago  Total Cash Inflows  Purchases from Suppliers  Payments to Suppliers  Overhead Expenses 35353535 Total Disbursements  Net Cash Flow \begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { January } & \text { February } & \text { March } & \text { April } \\\hline \text { Sales Forecast - millions of } & & & & \\\text { hectoliters } & 1 & 1 & 1.5 & 2 \\\hline \text { Sales Forecast - millions of } & & & & \\\text { dollars } & \$ 85 & \$ 85 & \$ 128 & \$ 170 \\\hline \text { Collections from last month } & & & & \\\hline \text { Collections from 2 months ago } & & & & \\\hline \text { Total Cash Inflows } & & & & \\\hline & & & & \\\hline \text { Purchases from Suppliers } & & & & \\\hline \text { Payments to Suppliers } & & & & \\\hline \text { Overhead Expenses } & 35 & 35 & 35 & 35 \\\hline \text { Total Disbursements } & & & & \\\hline & & & & \\\hline \text { Net Cash Flow } & & & & \\\hline\end{array}


A) $11
B) $31
C) $38
D) $64
E) $68

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